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Caroline Cournoyer

Senior Web Editor

Caroline Cournoyer -- Senior Web Editor. Caroline covered federal policy and politics for CongressNow, the former legislative wire service for Roll Call, has written for Education Week's Teacher Magazine, and learned the ins and outs of state and local government while working as an assistant editor at WTOP Radio.

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States Take Lead Regulating Compounding Pharmacies
After a lack of congressional action after last fall's deadly meningitis outbreak, 15 states have taken up bills to step up the regulation of facilities like the one linked to the outbreak.
May 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Prisons Test Crisis Intervention for Dealing with Mentally Ill
Over the past 25 years, crisis intervention team training has spread among law enforcement agencies across the country. Now it is being tested in the nation’s prisons, which have become the largest repositories for people with mental health problems.
May 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Jersey Seizes Affordable Housing Funds from Municipalities
Amid objections from municipal officials and housing activists, the Christie administration has begun the process of seizing $150 million or more in subsidized housing money from municipalities around the state and is keeping a tight lid on its policy objectives.
May 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Former Indiana Gov. Bowen Dies
Otis “Doc” Bowen, the small-town doctor who succeeded in providing property tax relief as Indiana governor in the 1970s and then became one of the first federal officials to seek funds to battle the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, has died.
May 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas Gov. Perry: NRA is Voice of Reason
As members of the National Rifle Association gathered with a wide array of national figures in Houston, Rick Perry talked up Texas' gun-friendly nature and again called for weapons manufacturers to come to his state.
May 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pothole Problems, Streamlining Park Amenities and Ironic Layoffs in South Carolina
Public-sector management news you should know.
May 03, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. AG Holder, Gov. Brownback Spar over Kansas' New Gun Law
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has told Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback that a new state law attempting to block federal regulation of some guns is unconstitutional and that the federal government is willing to go to court over the issue.
May 03, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Amtrak Aid Ends, States Face Funding Decisions
Under pressure from Congress to reduce its dependence on federal subsidies, Amtrak is looking at either closing 28 short-haul routes or getting 19 states to cover the costs. Most of the states have already agreed to pick up the costs.
May 03, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Most Bike-Friendly State is Washington for 6th Year
The rankings are bestowed by the League of American Bicyclists and are based on funding for biking legislation, bike programs and policies, infrastructure, education and planning.
May 03, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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D.C. Mayor Gray Proposes Giving Driver's Licenses to Immigrants
Mayor Vincent C. Gray unveiled his proposal to allow illegal immigrants to apply for District driver’s licenses.
May 03, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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